Sapporo City Observatory
Sapporo City Observatory is an observatory in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido. Sapporo City Observatory is situated nearby to Hokkaido Shape Stump, as well as near Koen Bridge.Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Photo: 100yen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Houheikan and WatanabeJunichi Bungakukan.
Houheikan
Photo: Daigaku2051, Public domain.
The Hōheikan is a historical building and a wedding venue, located in Nakajima Park, Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. The building has previously been a hotel, guest house, event venue, and military camp. Houheikan is situated 110 metres north of Sapporo City Observatory.
WatanabeJunichi Bungakukan
Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
WatanabeJunichi Bungakukan is a museum, which is situated 130 metres southwest of Sapporo City Observatory.
Hassō-an
Historic building
Hassō-an is a historic chashitsu located today in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan. The name means “eight-window tea house”. The structure dates to the Edo period. Hassō-an is situated 200 metres north of Sapporo City Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Toyohira-ku and Higashi-ku.
Toyohira-ku
Suburb
Toyohira-ku is one of the 10 wards in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. The ward was established in 1972, when the Sapporo Olympics was held in Sapporo. Four other wards in Sapporo are bounded on Toyohira-ku. Toyohira-ku is situated 2½ km southeast of Sapporo City Observatory.
Higashi-ku
Suburb
Higashi-ku is one of the 10 wards in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is directly translated as "east ward", and is neighboured to Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Shiroishi-ku, Ebetsu, Tōbetsu. Higashi-ku is situated 3½ km north of Sapporo City Observatory.
Shiroishi-ku
Suburb
Photo: 禁樹なずな, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shiroishi-ku is one of the ten wards in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. As of August 31, 2021, the ward has a population of 213,704. Shiroishi-ku is situated 3½ km east of Sapporo City Observatory.
Sapporo City Observatory
- Type: Observatory
- Also known as: “Sapporo Astronomical Observatory” and “Sapporo City Astronomical Observatory”
- Categories: astronomical observatory, public observatory, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Central Circuit, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
43.04528° or 43° 2′ 43″ northLongitude
141.35244° or 141° 21′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8RM329W2+4XOpenStreetMap ID
way 480160808OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=yesWikidata ID
Q11521260
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Sapporo City Observatory” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “さっぽろしてんもんだい”
- Japanese: “札幌市天文台”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hokkaido Shape Stump and Koen Bridge.
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